Pianist Thomas Ades in recital
Renowned composer/pianist Thomas Ades will perform the US premiere of
"Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face," co-commissioned by San Francisco
Performances, the Vancouver Recital Society and the Barbican, London.
Classical works complete the program.
To create the piece, which is based on Ades's first opera, "Powder Her
Face," the composer transcribed four scenes for piano. The libretto, by
novelist Philip Hensher, portrays a Duchess of a certain age at the end of
the 20th century and the end of British aristocratic influence.
Comments Ades, "her grace and glamour are figured in the music by a
certain virtuosity which encouraged me to feel that parts of (it) would
translate into a piano paraphrase rather in the manner of Liszt or
Busoni."
Also on the program are Janacek's "On the Overgrown Path, Book II;
"Isoldens Liebestod" by Wagner/Liszt; Prokofiev's "Five Sarcasms, Opus
17"; Schubert's "Allegretto in C minor, D. 915"; and Beethoven's Six
Bagatelles, Opus 126.
Renowned as both a composer and a performer, Thomas Ades had his
triumphant San Francisco debut with San Francisco Performances in 2006,
returning in 2008 with violinist Anthony Marwood for an unusual program
featuring music Stravinsky had written or arranged for early 20th century
violinist Samuel Dushkin.
Other 2009-10 engagements include a major composer and artist focus with
the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; a return to the Los Angeles
Philharmonic; piano recitals in Vancouver and at Carnegie Hall, Barbican
and San Francisco; also Ades's debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
performing three versions of "The Tempest" - Sibelius's, Tchaikovsky's,
and scenes from his own opera by that name.
Born in London in 1971, Thomas Ades studied piano and composition at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and read music at King's College,
Cambridge.
About San Francisco Performances:
San Francisco Performances specializes in international touring artists.
Now in its 30th Anniversary Season, it features over 60 performances of
chamber music, recitals, contemporary dance and jazz. Over the years, SFP
has presented more than 100 premieres and local debuts, introducing such
acclaimed artists in recital as cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Anne-Sophie
Mutter.
When:
Tuesday March 16, 2010
8:00 PM -
10:00 PM
Pacific
Where:
Herbst Theatre - San Francisco,
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 110,
San Francisco, CA 94102
Organizer:
San Francisco Performances
Cost:
$49/$32.
Contact:
415-392-2545
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